hssnNorthampton Girls Swimming News From MassLive.comhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/atom/team/northampton-northampton/girlsswimming/news/?rssNorthampton Girls Swimming News From MassLive.comTom Westerholm | twesterh@masslive.com & Meredith Perri | mperri@masslive.comtomwesterholm2015 Western Mass. Male and Female Athletes of the Year: Toughest omissionshttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/1333104282401152393/2015-western-mass-male-and-female-athletes-of-the-year-toughest-omissions/After hours of debate, the MassLive high school staff produced the male and female Athletes of the Year for each school in Western Massachusetts. Check out the boys list here, and the girls list here.
Along the way, we ran into several players who were seemingly can't-miss candidates, only to have another incredible athlete from the school take their ...Wed, 01 Jul 2015 14:30:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/1333104282401152393/@homepage@mobileJack Flagler | jflagler@masslive.comjack_flaglerWestern Mass. Female Athletes of the Year: One selection from each schoolhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/7977833283285252076/western-mass-female-athletes-of-the-year-one-selection-from-each-school/For the first time, MassLive&rsquo;s high school staff has compiled a list of the top male and female athlete at each school in our coverage area. These players were chosen based on their performance throughout the entire 2014-15 school year, so some are multi-sport standouts, while others are dominant in one sport.
Below is the list of girls chosen ...Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:45:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/7977833283285252076/@homepage@mobileMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainNorthampton's Maddy McCloskey signs NLI to swim at Nova Southeastern Universityhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-7039379475422235382/northamptons-maddy-mccloskey-signs-nli-to-swim-at-nova-southeastern-university/Northampton swimmer and Palmer native Maddy McCloskey signed a National Letter of Intent to swim for Nova Southeastern University on Sunday.
McCloskey visited the school - located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida - in March and was impressed with the campus and academics. McCloskey plans to enroll as a pre-med student, with the intention attending medical school to become a neurosurgeon.
McCloskey grew ...Thu, 30 Apr 2015 19:17:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-7039379475422235382/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainAll-Western Mass. Girls Swimming: Longmeadow leads Division II with five selectionshttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/8440359152021552255/all-western-mass-girls-swimming-monument-leads-division-ii-with-four-selections/FIRST TEAM
Division I
Caroline Bissaillon, Monument Mountain-&nbsp;Sophomore sprinter won 12 regular season races; second in &nbsp;50 freestyle, third in 100 free, won 200 medley relay and 400 free relay at WMass; At States, fifth place team finish, ninth in 100 free, 10th in the 50, runner-up in 200 medley relay and fifth in 400 free relay.&nbsp;
Gillian Campbell ...Fri, 24 Apr 2015 03:00:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/8440359152021552255/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.comjack_flaglerJerrica Li earns two more state titles as Longmeadow finishes fourth at Massachusetts D-II Swimming & Diving Championshiphttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-431115570846682341/jerrica-li-earns-two-more-state-titles-as-longmeadow-finishes-fourth-at-massachusetts-d-ii-swimming-diving-championship/CAMBRIDGE &mdash; The races were over even before they began. At least that&rsquo;s what six-time state champion Jerrica Li said at Saturday&rsquo;s Massachusetts Girls Division II Swimming & Diving Championship.
&ldquo;Every end of the season meet&hellip;the ultimate goal is the same, just perform and show what you&rsquo;ve been doing in practice,&rdquo; Li said. &ldquo;The race has already been ...Sat, 14 Feb 2015 19:26:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-431115570846682341/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainGirls Division II Swimming & Diving State Championship: Longmeadow's Jerrica Li, Weston's Leeza Shashkova poised for showdownhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-5707185612751427225/girls-division-ii-swimming-diving-state-championship-longmeadows-jerrica-li-westons-leeza-shashkova-poised-for-showdown/Western Mass. champion Northampton has 20 entrants in this championship, six of whom are in the top heat, while runner-up Longmeadow has 18 entrants, seven of whom are in the top heat. The Lancers have the one of the top two seeds in four of those, including one top seed. However, Longmeadow and Northampton will have to overcome Weston (33 ...Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-5707185612751427225/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainPHOTOS: WMass Girls Swimming Championship: Northampton earns three-peat as Jerrica Li, Sydney Joyce, Lauren Quinn win two titles eachhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-5012413154537907078/photos-wmass-girls-swimming-championship-northampton-earns-the-three-peat-as-jerrica-li-sydney-joyce-lauren-quinn-win-two-titles-each/SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Some members of the Northampton girls swimming and diving team don&rsquo;t know what it&rsquo;s like to not be a Western Mass. champion. With Saturday&rsquo;s come-from-behind, last event victory at Springfield College&rsquo;s Art Linkletter Natatorium, the Blue Devils are winners of three straight Western Massachusetts Girls Swimming and Diving Championships.
Although they were without a winner ...Sun, 08 Feb 2015 04:16:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-5012413154537907078/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainUPDATED: WMass Diving Championship: Longmeadow's Allison Echeverria wins title, teammate Mary Cate Carroll finishes secondhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-6012432154694907402/western-mass-diving-championship-allison-echeverria-wins-title-teammate-mary-cate-carroll-finishes-second/SPRINGFIELD &mdash; At last year&rsquo;s Western Mass. diving finals, WMass champion Katie Helly said that the runner-up, friend and club diving teammate Allison Echeverria, could have won. Helly went on to say that the next weekend &ndash; the state championship &ndash; Echeverria could easily finish with a better score.
Helly&rsquo;s prophetic words came true, with Echeverria, who dives for Longmeadow, finishing ...Sat, 07 Feb 2015 03:56:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-6012432154694907402/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainWestern Mass. Girls Swimming and Diving Championship preview: Longmeadow poised to take titlehttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-6012425154546907126/western-mass-girls-swimming-and-diving-championship-preview-longmeadow-poised-to-take-title/This weekend&rsquo;s Western Massachusetts Girls Swimming and Diving Championship brings all of the region&rsquo;s best swimmers and divers together at Springfield College&rsquo;s Art Linkletter Natatorium.
The event will highlighted by four-time state champion Jerrica Li and the Longmeadow team. At the conclusion of the regular season, Li held the region&rsquo;s top time in every individual swimming ...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-6012425154546907126/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainGirls swimming and diving top performances: Final update of the regular seasonhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-1329112797103321295/girls-swimming-and-diving-top-performances-final-update-of-the-regular-season/Updated each Monday, this post lists the top three performances of the year in each event. Statistics are based on game information reported to MassLive prior to publication. Swimmers/divers with multiple top performances in each event are noted only for their best. Missing a performance? Email&nbsp;sports@masslive.com
*- swum at Pittsfield YMCA pool, which is meters, not yards ...Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:01:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-1329112797103321295/@homepage